Strength Training

age - upper/rising ashi tanren - leg conditioning bunkai - techniques and applications of a kata gasshuku - training camp gyaku - reverse hara - centre, centre of mass hoju undo - supplementary exercises utilising aids to develop strength, stamina, speed and coordination (see above) honbu dojo - central dojo of an organisation/region junbi undo - warmup and preliminary exercises junbi owarimasu - end of warmups kakie - a type of hand/arm exercise and associated applications used mostly for close combat. Also for improving strength, control and muchimi. kamae - stance and distancing as assumed for sparring karate-do - the way of karate. do means way or path (from the chinese tao). karateka - a karate practioner kata - a sequence of pre-arranged movements and techniques ki - spirit and energy (similar to chi) kiai - shout given as techniques are delivered to focus energy kihon - basics kime - focus ma-ai - correct distancing or timing with respect to one's partner morote - both hands simultaneously muchimi - heavy/sticky but still flowing (a desirable feature of many techniques) mushin - to do something automatically or without having to think about it. ritsurei - standing bow seiken - normal fist (front two knuckles) seiza - kneeling shihan - chief/master instructor. For IOGKF Goju Ryu this is Morio Higaonna. shime - testing of sanchin kata soto - outside (inside to outside) tako ashi - gripping the floor with spread toes. uchi - inside (outside to inside) or strike ude tanren - forearm conditioning zarei - sitting bow